This project aims to apply deep learning techniques on the large, rich bioresources available in Dundee (e.g. goDARTS) to discover novel biomarkers for high-prevalence conditions like diabetes and complications, CVD and dementia.

The focus is on deep learning, a class of machine learning algorithms which has pushed forward the field dramatically, and is increasingly being deployed in data mining/data analytics in genomics, healthcare and many other disciplines.

The student will learn about deep learning and deep network architectures as well as statistical packages (e.g. R) and “conventional” statistical methods.

The aim is to explore the potential of deep learning to discover biomarkers in image data (especially), and to visualize the relevant image features in a way suitable for human interpretation.

The project is a collaboration with the VAMPIRE/CVIP group in Computing (SSEN), which hosts state-of-the-art NVIDIA hardware to run specialised DL architectures.